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FRANK GATES, F LENTS, OREG'QN, SSIGNOB/TfHIM-SELF, ANB W'LLIll/ J'.BAKER,

' i 0F NENPQET, KENTUCKY.

T0 aZZ'wiom t may concern.

Be it known that 1, FRANK M. Garne, a

citizen of the United States,` residing at Lents, in the county 'ofMultnomah and State of (Drogen, have invented a new .and useful Stove,of whichy the following is a specification.

, rThis invention relates to portable stove especially designed 'tor useby tourists, cainpers, etc., and is more particularly an int proveinentupon the structine disclosed in an application filed by nie on Mari'eh10, 1914, Serial No. 823,744.. a

@ne of the objects of the invention is to simplify and consequentlyreduce thecost of the constriiction oi' the stove by eliminating certainof the joints heretofore deemed necessary.

With the foregoing and other objects 1nview which will appear as thedescription proceeds the invention resida" 'a the coinbination andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment oi the inventionherein disclosed can be inode 'within the se pc of what is claimedWithout departing ir-oin the spirit of the invention. w 1

1n the accompanyiinif drawings tne preferred forni of the ini tion hasbeen shown.

1n said drawingsliigure 'l is a perspec4 tive View of the stove i'oldedfor transportation. Fig. 2 is a plan view ot' the stove opened for use,is an enlarged secliig. e tion 'tl'irongh the meeting' portions ot' thestove showing 'the interfitting' fuel pipes.

teferrino" to the figures by characters of reference, i designateporous-like trays hingedly connected as i, l. .liicedly inounted uponthe middle portion el the bottoni of one of the trays 1 is a burner lsupplied through a pipe 4 which extends from the burner through thatWall of the tray hingedlv connected to the opposed trayt The" end of thepipe has tapered nippie b extended therefrom or, if preferred, thisnipple can be n'iade an integral portion of the pipe. Pipe i is providedwith a valve 6 and extending from said pipe between the burner 3 and thevalve is a vaqnn'i/ing` loop iwhich is extended around the burner wh ereit will be heated by the laines issuingr iroi'n the burner. This loopforms a part of a pipe 8 which is extended along one Wall of the trayand has a hinged connection at 9 Specication of Letters Patent.applicants meaneemher ie, ma serial mi.

Patented June 15, 1915.

with a pipe 10 to which a :tuoi tank 11 is secured. rlhis fuel tank isadapted to swing about the hinge connection so as thus to be broughttoposition inside of the tray 1 or to position outside of the tray asshown in "ig, 2. This mounting of the fuel tank con- `stitutes no partof the present invention, the same having been already disclosed in myapplication hereinbe'tore mentioned. Mounted within the other tray 1 isa second burner 12 having a supply pipe 13 ein tending therefrom andl tothat Wall of the tray hingedly connected to the opposed tray. Said pipe13 may be provided 'with a tapered socket member 14T which, if desired,can be made an integral part of the pipe 13. This socket member ispreferably provided with a packing 15 therein and is so positioned andproportioned that when the trays 1 are swung apart or into alinernent,the nipple 5 will enter the socket 14 and bind upon the packiig 15, thusforming a tight joint through which fuel will be free to pass from pipe4f to pipe 13 Without leaking. Each of the burners 3 and 1.2 is providedwith a valve 16 for controlling the consulnliition of fuel.

lt is to be understood that when the stove is not in use the tank 11 canbe swung into the tray 1 to which it is connected after which the twotrays can be swung together, it being first necessary to close valve 6so that fuel Will not escape from pipe 4 when the nipple 5 is Withdrawnfrom. socket 14 during the folding of the stove. When the stovel is tobe used, the trays 1 are swung apart, thus causing the nipple 5 to enterthe socket 14: and bind tightly'upon the packing 15. The tank 11 is thenswung outwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2 and valve 6 is opened.lWith this valve opened ifuel is free to low from tank 11 to both. ofthe burners 3 and 12, the :fuel being vaporized while.passing` throughthe loop 'i' after the fuel has been lighted at the burner 3. By closingvalve 6 burner can be used independently of the burner 'lil and by meansof the valve 1G the Haines issuing,T 'from the burners can becontrolled.

lt is to be understood of course that ineens other than thoseillustrated can be used for connecting the pipesfland 13 to preventleakage when they are brought together.

By constructing a stove as described, the parts can be assembled moreIreadily and the entire device can be more cheaply manufactured thanwould be possible where l hinged joints are necessary between the fuelWhat is claimed is:

1. A l.stovemcluding hingedly connected trays adapted to vfoldtogether," a burner within each tray, a fuel pipeeXt-endingto eachburner, means for automatically coupling together said pipes when thetrays are swung apart, a fuel tank, and a pipe extending from said tankto the pipe of one of the burners.

2. A stove including hingedly connected trays adapted to fold together,a burner within each tray, a fuel pipe extending to each burner,` meansfor automatically coupling together said pipes when the trays are swungapart, a fuel tank, a pipe eX- tending from said tank to the pipe of oneof the burners, and a Valve in said burner pipe between the fuelconducting pipe and the coupling.

3. A stove including hingedly connected trays adapted to fold together,a burner within each tray, a fuel pipe extending to each burner, saidpipes being movable toward each other to form a fuel passage from onetray to the other when the trays are swung apart, a fuel tank, and apipe extending from said tank to the pipe of one of the burners. i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature .in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK M. GATES.

Witnesses:

FLORENCE RosENsTEIN, Mrs. H. L. BU'FonD.

